Jekyll2018-02-26T06:39:53+00:00http://fusionfrog.com/FusionFrogThe best day ever!TomDon’t panic! It’s the fastest car ever!2018-02-06T00:00:00+00:002018-02-10T15:45:09+00:00http://fusionfrog.com/universe/space/tesla/cars/theFastestCarEver<p><img src="/assets/images/posts/TeslaViewOfEarth.png" alt="Starman" /></p>
<p>Today was another spectacular display of human achievement. SpaceX made history and put a car into space making it the fastest car in history on its Falcon Heavy rocket. What is more spectacular is we once again have a rocket that can lift 140,700 lbs (63,800 kg) or the weight of two whales into space. <img src="/assets/images/posts/spacewhale.jpg" alt="Whale" class="align-left" /> This is not the biggest rocket, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_orbital_launch_systems">Saturn V</a> still has that title but this rocket far more economical and reusable.
Many fail to see the significance of this type of achievement and some even see it as a arrogance of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires">few</a> to do what ever they please. While some of these concerns are valid, the advances in technology could benefit all. A possible future use of this type of rocket could be used to transport people around the planet under <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2017/sep/29/long-distance-flights-in-30-minutes-elon-musk-video">30 minutes</a>. An existing example is GPS, a space born technology that began after the very first space launch of <a href="http://gpsworld.com/origins-gps-part-1/">Sputnik</a>.
Lots of people find exploration and development of new technologies exciting. The large missing element is considering who it will benefit. What is needed is to create a requirement into the initial design that the technology will grow in benefit to as many people as possible. Space is <a href="http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html">large</a> and resources <a href="http://www.asterank.com/">plenty</a>. The missing part is the technology and who will be able use it.</p>TomCross-platform game prototype2018-01-05T00:00:00+00:002018-01-05T15:45:09+00:00http://fusionfrog.com/games/UvsP<p>My kids are spending too much time playing games on their iPad and don’t get an appreciation for what is really happening inside their little black boxes.
To stir their little curious minds, I set out to demonstrate that being part of making a game can be as fun. With a bit of Javascript and some creative help from my kids here is what we came up with. <a href="/uvp/">Unicorn vs Poop</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/uvp/"><img src="/assets/images/uvp/unicorn_changed_the_world.jpg" alt="Unicorn vs Poop" /></a></p>
<p>Based on game made by <a href="https://codepen.io/_bm/pen/QgVPqo">bpmw</a></p>TomMy kids are spending too much time playing games on their iPad and don’t get an appreciation for what is really happening inside their little black boxes. To stir their little curious minds, I set out to demonstrate that being part of making a game can be as fun. With a bit of Javascript and some creative help from my kids here is what we came up with. Unicorn vs Poop.